High work function Ir/sub x/Si gates on HfAlON p-MOSFETs

We have fabricated the fully silicided Ir/sub x/Si-gated p-MOSFETs on HfAlON gate dielectric with 1.7-nm equivalent oxide thickness. After 950/spl deg/C rapid thermal annealing, the fully Ir/sub x/Si/HfAlON device has high effective work function of 4.9 eV, high peak hole mobility of 80 cm/sup 2//V/spl middot/s, and the advantage of being process compatible to the current VLSI fabrication line.